Rooms
Rooms by HandMadeGame is set in a mysterious mansion with rooms that move and that contain magical items to help you make your way through. It is a clever mix of point-and-click and puzzle elements that together create an engaging game play experience. It is also a 2007 IGF Student Showcase winner.
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I'm not sure if I'm stuck or hit a bug. Level 11 I was moving wardrobes when suddenly the character was in dark space (no room) and looked like bubbles from drowning, and game over. So if it's not a bug, my question is, do you rotate the ladder room before or after using explosive? I rotated it then used explosive but then was stuck not being able to move the room where I needed to exit.
Also is there a save feature? If I close the game will I come back to where I was?
Thomas: I got stuck at level 13 as well. Part of the problem (I think) is that the locked door is not attached to the right room, and so it's possible to move it, and reach the exit without "solving" the level, which I think confuses it. But I can't find any way to solve the level correctly either...
stef - that shouldn't happen, but it could if your disk cache is set too low.
The game file actually is loaded twice, once for the preloader to show progress, and then once that's done it's reloaded again. The black screen, could indicate that your browser is re-downloading the file again. I suggest either increasing your browser's disk cache limit to 100MB, or just go with downloading the file using the download links to FileFront in the review above.
I solved level 13, but the game will not load number 14; it is stuck in the puzzle tile screen. The key to level 13 was (for me):
You have to align the bus stops in the top row in 1 - 2 - 3 order. The middle row must be empty except the tile on the right with the fire hydrant. If you want to get rid of the water in the room with the fire hydrant after you got the key you must
klick on a hatch-like thingy on the floor of the formerly flooded room. This gets the water back into the room where it was at first.
Alright everyone, here's a walkthrough for the first twelve levels.
Level 1:
Pick up newspaper.
Walk right.
Exit.
Level 2:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room down.
Walk left.
Climb up.
Exit.
Level 3:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room left.
Climb up.
Pick up key.
Walk right. (Door will open)
Exit.
Level 4:
Pick up key.
Move room left.
Climb up.
Walk right.
Move room down.
Walk right. (Door will open)
Climb up.
Exit.
My solution to this one leaves one room out of place, anyone know how to fix that?
Level 5:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room right.
Use telephone.
Move room up.
Use telephone.
Climb up.
Move room left.
Climb down.
Move room down.
Use telephone.
Move room left.
Climb up.
Move room right.
Move room down.
Climb down.
Exit.
Level 6:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room down.
Walk left.
Use hydrant.
Walk right.
Move room down.
Walk left.
Pick up fishbowl.
Use fishbowl.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Climb up.
Exit.
Level 7:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room up.
Walk right.
Use telephone.
Move room down.
Walk right.
Use cupboard.
Climb up.
Exit.
Level 8:
Move room down.
Walk right.
climb up.
Move room left.
Climb down.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Climb up.
Use telephone.
Move room down.
Use telephone.
Climb down.
Move room down.
Walk left.
Climb up.
Move room right.
Climb down.
Walk left.
Move room up.
Move room left.
Climb up.
Exit.
Level 9:
Pick up newspaper.
Pick up compass (Room Rotationer).
Rotate room counterclockwise.
Move room up.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Use telephone.
Move room right.
Walk right.
Pick up compass.
Walk left.
Move room left.
Move room down.
Walk right.
Rotate room clockwise.
Move room right.
Climb up.
Move room left.
Move room down.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Climb up.
Exit.
Level 10:
Pick up newspaper.
Walk right.
Move room down twice.
Walk left.
Use telephone.
Climb up.
Move room right.
Walk right.
Pick up candle.
Walk left.
Move room down.
Click on explosive and move left. (Wall breaks)
Move right twice.
Pick up key.
Walk left.
Move center room up, then left.
Climb down.
Use telephone.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Use telephone.
Move room right.
Walk right. (Door opens)
Exit.
Level 11:
Pick up torch.
Use cupboard.
Pick up compass.
Use cupboard.
Move room left.
Walk left.
Rotate room clockwise.
Wakl right.
Move room right.
Move room down.
Walk left.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Move room down.
Move room right.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Use explosive. (Lower room ceiling breaks)
Climb down.
Move room right. Climb up.
Walk left.
Move room down.
Walk right.
Climb up.
Move room left twice, then down.
Use cupboard.
Walk right * 3 (to the other cupboard room).
Move room up. Move room left. Climb down.
Walk left. Move room up. Walk right. Climb down.
Move room left. Walk left. Move room up. Walk right.
Climb down.
Move room right 3 times. Climb up. Exit.
Level 12:
Move room down.
Move room left.
Climb down.
Use telephone.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Use cupboard.
Climb down.
Move room down.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Move room left twice.
Use hydrant.
Walk left.
Climb down.
Walk right.
Pick up key.
Pick up fishbowl.
Use fishbowl.
Walk left.
Climb up.
Walk right.
Pick up compass.
Move room right twice.
Climb up.
Use telephone.
Climb up.
Move room right.
Move room up.
Rotate room clockwise.
Walk left. (Door opens)
Exit.
Valarauka:
Revised solution for level 5, leaving all rooms at the correct position:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room to the right.
Climb up the ladder.
Move room to the left.
Move room down.
Climb down the ladder.
Use phone.
Move room up.
Use phone.
Climb up the ladder.
Move room right.
Climb down the ladder.
Exit.
Nice. I got to 13th level on my own, but then when i jumbed in to bus about 3rd time,i never got my dude out!! So there went over an hour of my time with very nice game and ended up so bad way with the bug that it gets me angry..
But good luck to you all who gets all the way to the real end!:)
p.s.sorry my bad english..:)
I just received an update from JongHwa on the progress of the debugged version, here is what he had to say...
Most people seem to be stuck on the level 13's bug. Before the debugged version is uploaded, please press "Ctrl+Enter" to skip the stage. (or select "right mouse button => to Forward")
The debugged version will be uploaded by next Tuesday. (6th, February)
Thanks, JongHwa! =)
I'm looking forward to finishing the game.
Yay! Thanks for that piece of info, Jay and JongHwa!
Too bad there's only one more level, but I guess it was apparent from the puzzle.
Advancing through the level doesn't give you the puzzle pieces for the rooms, so I guess I'll have to play it through again, once Kim got to fix the problem with #13.
Still an intriguing and original game. Keep 'em coming, JongHwa!
I loved the game for its mechanics and concept, but I have to disagree about the graphic style. It was interesting to add live-action animation and it was well-done, but it just seemed out of place for a game with such simple (but challenging) mechanics. I felt they got in the way of what was a great puzzle game. Movement was slow and frustrating for a game that makes you try many repetitive combinations of moves to succeed. Load times are a problem for some. A very creative game, but once you got past the initial "wow" factor of the graphics, I think the choice of style subtracted from the game more than it added.
Still great idea, thanks JongWa for a fun game, and thanks Jay for a great site!
Love this game but am stuck on level 13. I too had the problem with getting on/off the bus. But now have gone to the updated link. Bus works fine just have to get in the right position. However, I can not get past the water room. Turn the hydrant and I drown, no matter how fast I move. Can't find a helmet. Help!
I personally think the style and mood of the game are great, and the concept is original. The live-action idea is nice too, but some of the animation doesn't match up well (e.g. like when using the phone, climbing ladders, etc.)
Has anyone figured out how to get past the water room on level 13? Just can't move fast enough. (And yet I was able to solve that room before when it was the buggy version.) And I also found the bus ride buggy sometimes.
Great game though, just get a few wrinkles out...
cdlbustrainer - the steps to clear your cache depend on what browser you're using. If Firefox, go to...
Preferences->Privacy->Cache->Clear Cache Now
For IE (7.0) go to...
Tools->Delete Browsing History->Temporary Internet Files->Delete files
Does that help? The next time you try opening the game in a browser window it should redownload the whole thing again. That's a sign the cache was cleared.
To not get stuck on the bus, make sure you are in the middle or right side of the room and not still climbing a ladder. If you're at bus stop 1, don't stand too far right or you'll end up in a wall at the other bus stops. You can rectify these problems by getting back on the bus and returning to your departure point (assuming you can reach the bus stop sign.)
Frankly, level 13 seems only possible one way:
Use the hydrant, and run for the ladder to the key. I've been within a few pixels of safety, but I really don't want to play puzzle games for their split-second timing.
There is definitely some timing bug on level 13. Because before the game was fixed it was easy to get down the ladder without drowning, and in this fixed version getting down without drowning is almost impossible. Is there going to be another bug fix or we have to deal with split-second timing, because it takes fun of playing this game.
For those who cannot get past level 13, a little trick--
you can fill the hydrant room half-way with water by moving it while it's filling up.
the configuration i had before doing this was
empty--3--2
hydrant--empty--empty
water--1--exit
then when the hydrant room's half filled, move it right and then climb to 3, etc.
The link in the article to download the full version is dead - that file doesn't exist on FileFront. This one seems to have the 1.25 full version (although I'm still downloading it and haven't tested it to see if it works yet!)
A newer version (1.25) is now available at the links above, both browser-based and download links at FileFront. JongHwa has been working very late hours trying to get all the bugs fixed, and he has just delivered the latest version that we put up without hesitation. Hopefully this latest release fixes the bugs once and for all.
OK, if you've already gone through the first 12 levels twice and want to skip right to 13, the password is
bugbus
Heh. If you're so sick of level 13 you want to go right past it, the password for 14 is
catharsis
And here are two hints if you can't figure out 14:
There's no way to arrange the rooms such that you'd be able to flee to another room after activating the fire hydrant.
You don't need to worry about the toilet until after you've gotten the plunger.
hi guys,
the litlle guy doesn't want to move anymore, i'm in level 12 i've put al the rooms corect but i can not move the litlle guy anymore, i'm in the exit room next to the exitdoor room ,have the key so i should be able to pass, but the litlle guy doesn't move only when i go back to another room he moves again
I just don't see how to get the plunger without drowning. You have to have an escape room to the right of the hydrant because you can't walk down. But above, Dan said "There's no way to arrange the rooms such that you'd be able to flee to another room after activating the fire hydrant." Someone *please* give me a hint on how to get the plunger. I've been fighting this level for 3 days without any headway (no pun intended).
walkthrough for level 14:
plunger - rotator:
take the newspaper and read.
get to the box with the shelf.
move it above to the box with water.
exchange with another shelf with the hydrant.
turn on the hydrant, when it's half way done, click on the shelf to exchange - that's what it meant by tip 2: don't try to be perfect.
move the box to the right, get down the ladder and go to the box on the left, take the plunger.
go into the box with the shelf again, move twice to go to the top, walk to the toilet bowl and plunge out the rotator, take the rotator.
plunger - key
reach to the box with the wooden ladder, move down and go to the box with exit sign (the one with the plunger before), use rotator to rotate this box to the left.
go to the box with wooden ladder,move to the left.
go down to the box with exit, walk towards the next box, move this box below the box with the shelf.
go up the ladder and walk to the most upper left box (with the light bulb), move this box down once.
go to the next box with the ladder, move it below the box with the toilet bowl.
go up the ladder, walk into the box with the shelf, move it down once - notice that there's a perfect pipeline being form starting from the toilet bowl.
got into the box with the toilet bowl, flush it!
go get the key in the box with exit sign.
move the box with exit sign next to the locked door.
unlock the door, walk to the open door to end the game.
Sry for the double post but i finally got the timing right. Thanks!!! Despite the frustration of having to download this large (for a Flash) game multiple times, I was really captivated by the look and gameplay, it's unique and very beautiful. Great job, Jong Hwa! And thanks Jay for helping host it.
Dullpunk: When you say: get to the box with the shelf, move it above to the box with water. What do you mean by shelf? How can I getdown the ladder and not drown ?
The plunger is it the thing that looks like a bulb ? Where is the rotator ? Gee, so many questions, so hard that game. Tx in advance Dull.
great game, i didnt find 14 that hard.
after you get the plunger and use it to get the rotator
line up the pipes. this can be a little tricky because you have to change rooms a ot to shift most of the room down one space, but it is not too hard.
I THOUGHT IT WAS FUN!!
I would love to see a sequal for this!!!
Great game until you see that 13 still has a extremely frustrating bug...if the room with the fire hydrant is below stops 2 or 3 you can go up the ladder to get to those stops. However once you try to do that when 2 or 3 is placed at the upper left and you've positioned the hydrant under (and over the water room) you can no longer go up the ladder, what a crock!! I've tried it with having both stops 2 and 3 in the upper right place ment and nothing still. I feel so robbed I spent all this time on a great game with no need for any walkthroughs only to have it ruined by this...ARRRRGHGGGH!!!! like I said great game I just needed to get that off my chest....
Another vote against puzzle games having things that require split-second timing; I guessed the trick on level 14, but since I couldn't get it to work, I thought it wasn't the intended solution. And even knowing what I'm supposed to do I can only do it once every five times or so. This is hardly fair to the gameplayer.
And every so often I click on the wardrobe accidentally, it fills up with water and I drown. This is annoying
To beat level 14... (It's the last level.)
Leave the toilet room in it's place since it doesn't need to move.
Move the fire hydrant above the room full of water and use the hydrant, then very quickly use the wardrobe. (Emphasis on the very quickly, if you do this part too slowly you WILL drown. Which is frustrating since this guy doesn't do the actions too fast.)
After you retrieve the plunger, use it on the toilet to get a rotater. Use the rotater on the turned room with the ladder.
Allign all the pipes with each other and flush the toilet to get the key.
Move the room with the key to the door and unlock it :D
Level code is 'Catharsis'
After you beat the game you get a key in the lobby room so you can enter the 'No entry' room.
I loved this game and only needed to read a FAQ on level 11, I can't usually do puzzle games at all. This was challenging but not enough to get you completely stuck and give up, a really awesome game in my opinion!
Keymaster - this review is for the original, Flash-based version from which Rooms: The Main Building came.
You might want to look on that page for help with The Main Building.
Hi Jay
i tried to sign up and after many repeated attempts still has the invalid login...
Rooms 1.26 is out and i have made a walkthrough for Room 13 and 14. so i will wait and see if this comment is viewable or you can help me out by understanding why Movable Type keeps giving me invalid login. Thanks for this fantastic website. I visit many times each week.
Yeah! success..
Room 13 walkthrough
pick up the newspaper
move room right
use bus stop #3 to go to bus stop #1
move room left
move room left again
use bus stop #1 to go to bus stop #3
move room up
move room right
climb down the ladder
move room left
move room left
use the fire hydrant
there are two ways to do the next step... A - let the water fill up half of the room you are standing in and quickly move the room to the right - prepare to move the room to the right while the water is filling up the room you are standing in - B - it is all about timing .. the water fills up the room and you must quickly climb down.. you might die several times before success
pick up key
use the manhole cover
climb up the ladder
move room right
move room right
climb up the ladder
use bus stop #3 to go to bus stop #2
move room up
move room up
use bus stop #2 to go to bus stop #3
climb down the ladder
move room left
move room down
go right
Exit!!
Hi
I recently downloaded the game but I seem to be having some problems in a couple of the levels. Mansion 1, 105 and 404 specifically at the moment.
I get the slides in all the right order (even checked with the walkthrough to be sure) but it's not letting me finish the level (can't go up the ladders). Anyone having the same problem or is there something I can do or I'm missing?
Thanks.
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Posted by: Jay | February 1, 2007 2:48 AM
Alright everyone, here's a walkthrough for the first twelve levels.
Level 1:
Pick up newspaper.
Walk right.
Exit.
Level 2:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room down.
Walk left.
Climb up.
Exit.
Level 3:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room left.
Climb up.
Pick up key.
Walk right. (Door will open)
Exit.
Level 4:
Pick up key.
Move room left.
Climb up.
Walk right.
Move room down.
Walk right. (Door will open)
Climb up.
Exit.
My solution to this one leaves one room out of place, anyone know how to fix that?
Level 5:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room right.
Use telephone.
Move room up.
Use telephone.
Climb up.
Move room left.
Climb down.
Move room down.
Use telephone.
Move room left.
Climb up.
Move room right.
Move room down.
Climb down.
Exit.
Level 6:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room down.
Walk left.
Use hydrant.
Walk right.
Move room down.
Walk left.
Pick up fishbowl.
Use fishbowl.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Climb up.
Exit.
Level 7:
Pick up newspaper.
Move room up.
Walk right.
Use telephone.
Move room down.
Walk right.
Use cupboard.
Climb up.
Exit.
Level 8:
Move room down.
Walk right.
climb up.
Move room left.
Climb down.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Climb up.
Use telephone.
Move room down.
Use telephone.
Climb down.
Move room down.
Walk left.
Climb up.
Move room right.
Climb down.
Walk left.
Move room up.
Move room left.
Climb up.
Exit.
Level 9:
Pick up newspaper.
Pick up compass (Room Rotationer).
Rotate room counterclockwise.
Move room up.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Use telephone.
Move room right.
Walk right.
Pick up compass.
Walk left.
Move room left.
Move room down.
Walk right.
Rotate room clockwise.
Move room right.
Climb up.
Move room left.
Move room down.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Climb up.
Exit.
Level 10:
Pick up newspaper.
Walk right.
Move room down twice.
Walk left.
Use telephone.
Climb up.
Move room right.
Walk right.
Pick up candle.
Walk left.
Move room down.
Click on explosive and move left. (Wall breaks)
Move right twice.
Pick up key.
Walk left.
Move center room up, then left.
Climb down.
Use telephone.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Use telephone.
Move room right.
Walk right. (Door opens)
Exit.
Level 11:
Pick up torch.
Use cupboard.
Pick up compass.
Use cupboard.
Move room left.
Walk left.
Rotate room clockwise.
Wakl right.
Move room right.
Move room down.
Walk left.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Move room down.
Move room right.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Use explosive. (Lower room ceiling breaks)
Climb down.
Move room right. Climb up.
Walk left.
Move room down.
Walk right.
Climb up.
Move room left twice, then down.
Use cupboard.
Walk right * 3 (to the other cupboard room).
Move room up. Move room left. Climb down.
Walk left. Move room up. Walk right. Climb down.
Move room left. Walk left. Move room up. Walk right.
Climb down.
Move room right 3 times. Climb up. Exit.
Level 12:
Move room down.
Move room left.
Climb down.
Use telephone.
Move room up.
Walk left.
Use cupboard.
Climb down.
Move room down.
Walk right.
Move room up.
Move room left twice.
Use hydrant.
Walk left.
Climb down.
Walk right.
Pick up key.
Pick up fishbowl.
Use fishbowl.
Walk left.
Climb up.
Walk right.
Pick up compass.
Move room right twice.
Climb up.
Use telephone.
Climb up.
Move room right.
Move room up.
Rotate room clockwise.
Walk left. (Door opens)
Exit.
Posted by: Valarauka | February 2, 2007 1:42 AM